The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-17

house that sell to every one alike, one
price and cheaper than the cheapest
]. F. Crumley is the most liberal
young man in the city. He proposes
to give a $50, suit OF furniture to any
couple marrying In Johnson City in
the next 80 days.
Mr.. j. W. Humphreys will lecture
on education at Sinking Spring on the
night of the 18th inst. Mr.. Hum
phreys is a fluent talker and will no
doubt have large crowd.
F, NJ. Chritzman, one OF johnson
City's leading jewelers., has furnished
the Presbyterian Church with beau
tifully carved silver communion SER
vice, 1t cost $43. at the factory.
Will Patton will have the largest
assortment of Holiday Goods ever
brought to Johnson City. They will
be opened on December LIST. Every
body should call and COOK" it costs
nothing.
Hunter & Brown are the leading
dry goods merchants in Johnson City
and keep constantly on hand every
thing you need. Their line OF fine
dress goods offers greater varieties
now than it ever did before.
The crossing on Spring and Maple
street is Of the latest improved style.
The rocks are not long enough for two
people to walk on but are so arranged
that persons walking side by side will
strike one alternately.
The Elizabethton Mountaineer
thinks the G. G. & G. road may be
changed so as to run by Teegarden &
Finney's mine on the Elk and down
the Watauga Valley by Elizabethton
and on to Carriers.
You will lose a bargain and always
regret it if you buy your goods without
calling on Evans & Hurst the leaders
in low prices.
Hon. D. G. Suggs, (Col.) will lecture
in Jobe's Opera House Thursday night
the Oath. Subject, Thanksgiving"
Reserved seats 25c. Proceeds for the
benefit of the A. M. E. Zion Church.
Hon. D. G. Suggs is a graduate of Lin
coin University, and is president OF
the college at Asheville, N. G.
Mack Dooley, of Knoxville, was in
the city Monday night. He informed
a COMET reporter that Johnson City
would possibly get a new depot this
foll-positively in the spring. He
said Col. Huger was in favor of erect
ing the stone depot as proposed by
Col G. H. Nimson, Superintendent Of
the E. T. & w. N. G. R.. R.
Mr.. ]. F. Gillian moved his family
here from Wise G. H., Va, last week
and they are now living in the Swim
gle residence on Buffalo Avenue. Mr.
Gillian is in the real estate business
with F. P. Baxter, and is displaying
his faith in Johnson City's future by
his works.
Melville Weller left last Sunday TO
r Talbot's, Tenn, to control the light
ming at that place for the E. T. V.
g. R. r. Co. Mel. has been acting a
extra night operator here for som
, time. He is good operator and
worthy young man, and we are gla'
to see him succeeding.
o Civil Engineer Howard Murphy i
i, still engaged in his preliminary surge
for the two Corporations. He ha
drawn beautiful map of Bristo
It Goodson. The new addition of tn
s Bristol Land Improvement Compan
D. shows up well. There is some pros
poets of the two Boards taking som
l. decided action for water works.-Rt
j. porter.
T. The COMET gives place TO the 70
lowing with pleasure "If Col. Matso
= is as great success in engineerin
3 railroads as his wife is in the manag,
d ment Of her house and the cuisin,
then the 3 C's will be a success. TIL
is the unanimous vote OF the pleasar
. company that enjoyed her hospitalit
y on Tuesday night one week ago"
About shutdown last Thursday ev
ming Henderson Fudge, living nes
= Russellvile, was discovered lying
" the yard, and on examination W.
found to be dead. He had evident
died suddenly from paralysis or hea
W disease. Mr.. Fudge at one time was
l. citizen Of Hawkins county, havin
lived n number of years near Ga
10 hraith's Springs. He was good Gil
"A zen.-Rogersville ReUiew.
N ]. NJ, Boynton, of Dayton, Tenn
lie has opened furniture store in job
son City. He is occupying the M
q Cay building on Main Street. M